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Member News

It may be based on one of the greatest technological revolutions of our generation, but the World Wide Web is also a cultural and social phenomenon, says IET Fellow Professor Dame Wendy Hall. Words and portrait by Nick Smith.

Chartered Engineer and IET member Dr Nike Folayan is a systems integration consultant with a PhD in electronics. She is also chair of the Association for Black Engineers in the UK that campaigns for more ethnic diversity in the world of engineering. Interview and portrait by Nick Smith

The reach of the IET’s Sectors has been expanding this year as their teams continue to work on championing the professional interests of their members to governments and the wider public, reports Keri Allan.

IET principal policy advisors Alan Berry and Stephanie Fernandes look at the relevance of a new school curriculum in a 21st century technology-based society.

About Member News magazineMember News is a news magazine, and, alongside its website, covers the Institution's activities, aiming to make members feel part of the global IET community. This combined offering features in-depth profiles and interviews of IET members, whose work influences the IET and the wider community, together with informative feature articles, news stories, opinion pieces, and event write-ups from the IET's global networks.

Contributing to Member NewsIf you have material you think would be of interest, please contact the editor at membernews.editor@theiet.org. Contributions are invited in two categories:

Members in the news – up to 200 words detailing career moves, achievements etc.;

Community reports - up to 800 words comprising an event write-up or report from Local Networks, Technical and Professional Networks or other IET community.

Also in this issue

It may be based on one of the greatest technological revolutions of our generation, but the World Wide Web is also a cultural and social phenomenon, says IET Fellow Professor Dame Wendy Hall. Words and portrait by Nick Smith.

Chartered Engineer and IET member Dr Nike Folayan is a systems integration consultant with a PhD in electronics. She is also chair of the Association for Black Engineers in the UK that campaigns for more ethnic diversity in the world of engineering. Interview and portrait by Nick Smith

The reach of the IET’s Sectors has been expanding this year as their teams continue to work on championing the professional interests of their members to governments and the wider public, reports Keri Allan.